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Innovation and cooperation for global carbon neutrality
Excellencies, distinguished guests,
I would like to congratulate the Korean Government on their efforts to accelerate global efforts towards a carbon-neutral future. The decision by South Korea in August last year to...
Article > Speech
Catalysing climate investments in developing countries in the context of COVID-19
Distinguished guests,
We are not on track to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goals.
UNEP’s latest Emissions Gap Report finds that NDCs to reduce emissions as they stood just before COP26 opened are not enough to achieve...
Article > Speech
Making blended finance work for adaptation
Dear colleagues,
The United Nations Environment Programme estimates that adaptation costs in developing countries are five to ten times greater than current public adaptation finance flows. Working together, the public...
Article > Speech
GCF partners with Save the Children on major Vanuatu climate resilience project
GCF and Save the Children have signed an agreement on a major new community-based climate change adaption project in Vanuatu. The signing follows swiftly after the project’s approval at the most recent GCF Board...
Article > News update Vanuatu SCA 
Bhutan’s King optimistic about climate solutions
“Bhutan sees GCF as a strategic partner for climate action in Bhutan.” This was echoed in the various meetings that the Green Climate Fund delegation had during the scoping mission to Bhutan from 26 August to 1...
Article > Press release Bhutan 
GCF/B.21/18 - Investment criteria indicators
This document outlines the proposal by the Secretariat on the investment criteria indicators. It builds on a two-phase process led by the Investment Committee to produce indicative minimum benchmarks with support from...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.02-12/05/Rev.01 - Interim Trustee Arrangements for the Green Climate Fund - Revision
The purpose of this document is to seek approval of the Board on the World Bank’s approach to the Interim Trustee engagement for the Green Climate Fund (the Fund) and the scope of services the World Bank would be...
Board document > Action item
GCF/B.10/04 - Applying Scale in the Assessment of Funding Proposals
At its ninth meeting, the Board decided to use a scale of low/medium/high in order to assess the relative expected performance of a subset of projects and programmes based on the initial investment criteria as reflected...
Board document > Action item
Call for public input: Information Disclosure Policy
The Green Climate Fund is pleased to invite public input for the development of its information disclosure policy.
This call follows the Fund’s Board decision at its 5th meeting in October 2013 (B.08/15) that requested...
Document > Call for input
Securing the resilience of vulnerable small farmers in the Mayan landscapes of Petén, Verapaces and the Dry Corridor of GuatemalaGuatemala
This concept note provides basic information on the project/programme "Securing the resilience of vulnerable small farmers in the Mayan landscapes of Petén, Verapaces and the Dry Corridor of GuatemalaGuatemala," and was...
Document > Concept note Guatemala FAO
Enhancing Climate Information and Knowledge Services for resilience in 5 island countries of the Pacific OceanCook
This concept note provides basic information on the project/programme "Enhancing Climate Information and Knowledge Services for resilience in 5 island countries of the Pacific OceanCook," and was submitted to allow the...
Document > Concept note Multiple countries UNEP
Decentralising investments in public goods to support agriculture and livestock-based economies and to build resilience for rural womenMali
This concept note provides basic information on the project/programme "Decentralising investments in public goods to support agriculture and livestock-based economies and to build resilience for rural womenMali," and...
Document > Concept note Mali
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Iran through FAO
The proposed national readiness programme aims to support the Government of I.R. Iran in strengthening the national capacities to effectively access and efficiently manage, track and guide climate financing with...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Iran (Islamic Republic of) FAO
Developing climate resilience in small-scale farming systems in NTT
This concept note provides basic information on the project/programme "Developing climate resilience in small-scale farming systems in NTT," and was submitted to allow the project proponent a chance to seek feedback...
Document > Concept note Indonesia UNDP
Governing Instrument
The Governing Instrument for the Green Climate Fund sets out its mandate and working methods, and was approved by the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at...
Document > Policies, strategies, and guidelines
Strategic Frameworks support for Vanuatu through SPREP
The primary purpose of this Readiness Proposal is to determine the Climate Information and Services (CIS) needs of policy developers, planners, and decision makers in a vulnerable Pacific Island Small Island Developing...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Vanuatu SPREP
Delivering climate action: GCF and partners sign agreements for six new projects
Six project agreements were signed by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and its Accredited Entity (AE) partners on the margins of GCF’s 37th Board meeting (23- 25 October 2023) in Tbilisi, Georgia.
Out of 15 projects...
Article > News update 
Entity support for Honduras through UNEP
There are a variety of social and environmental safeguards frameworks applicable to current climate change projects and programs in Honduras , including the Cancun Safeguards for REDD+, World Bank Environmental and...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Honduras UNEP
UN forum side event highlights need for GCF replenishment
The Green Climate Fund needs to be strengthened by a replenishment of its funds from contributors this year as a sign of the “radical collaboration” needed to address the unprecedented climate challenge.
This was one...
Article > Press release 
GCF Board accelerates climate finance ahead of COP26 meeting, approving USD 1.2 billion for new adaptation and mitigation action
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has approved 13 new projects for mitigation and adaptation action, allocating USD 1.2 billion in GCF resources for climate action – a record amount for a single Board meeting. The new...
Article > Press release 
GCF can plug the adaptation finance gap say leaders at COP26 side lines dialogue
Small island nations with only a little over a decade to prepare for accelerating global heating need large injections of climate finance to avert disaster, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley told a Green Climate Fund...
Article > Press release 
Green and climate resilience bonds – Scaling up access to affordable finance in developing countries, notably in LDCs
Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today.
As the world’s largest climate fund, GCF brings together players from across the public and private sectors to catalyse climate finance at scale and create new,...
Article > Speech
Mayan youth promoting nature-based solutions for sustainable agriculture in Guatemalan highlands
A group of 30 young people in San Juan Comalapa, Guatemala, leverages sustainable agriculture and indigenous knowledge to help the local community adapt to climate change.
The changing climate is drastically affecting...
Article > Story Guatemala IUCN 
NDA Strengthening and Country Programming support for Afghanistan through FAO
Afghanistan is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. A high proportion of the population rely on climate-sensitive sectors, particularly agriculture and animal husbandry. Increasingly uncertain and extreme...
Document > Approved readiness proposal Afghanistan FAO
Gender assessment for FP060: Water Sector Resilience Nexus for Sustainability in Barbados (WSRN S-Barbados)
The gender analysis of the EWN-SCI project was conducted with the aim of identifying gender considerations and devising ways of streamlining gender equality in the project proposal. This analysis is intended to (i)...
Document > Gender assessment Barbados CCCCC
Last GCF Board meeting of 2019 begins today
The 24th Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board meeting opens today to consider expanding the Fund’s support for climate action beyond the 99 developing countries currently receiving GCF climate finance.
The three-day meeting...
Article > Press release 
The Green Climate Fund Board holds last meeting of 2023
At the three-day meeting, the Board will consider for approval 15 new funding proposals, of which 12 target the most vulnerable - Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and African...
Article > News update 
Stakeholder consultation regarding feasibility study on GCF regional presence
The GCF Board has recently commissioned a study on the feasibility of establishing a GCF regional presence.
The study explores the needs and options for establishing a GCF regional presence, was conducted by the...
Event > Events organised / involving GCF 
FP214 - Thai Rice: Strengthening Climate-Smart Rice Farming
Rice is Thailand’s most important food crop, accounting for roughly half of the country’s agricultural land and employing more than 18 million smallholder farmers. Methane from flooded rice fields and CO2 emissions from...
Project > Public sector Thailand GIZ 
FP215 - Community Resilience Partnership Program
The impacts of climate change have been affecting the livelihoods, food security, water security, and health of millions of people in countries like Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Timor-Leste...
Project > Public sector Multiple countries ADB 
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